The Blues are wrapping up their five-day bye week, returning to the ice Tuesday in Toronto. Before we discuss what's been going on with the club in this week's mailbag, let's recap the stories we had this week:

The NHL announced the rosters for the 2018 All-Star Game on Jan. 28 in Tampa, and two Blues were named to the Central Division club: Alex Pietrangelo and Brayden Schenn. The name that wasn't on the list of invites was Vladimir Tarasenko, who leads the Blues in goals. We examined why No. 91 will be sitting out of the midseason festivities for the first time in four years. Click here.

Blues at the bye: General manager Doug Armstrong is in San Antonio this week for staff meetings. We got a hold of Armstrong for a 25-minute interview, in which the GM discussed why the Blues weren't able to sustain their successful start, the impact of Jaden Schwartz's absence, the struggles of Jake...

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